Category Archives: The Mind

Today I’m going to share with you a few of the leading pituitary gland tumor warning indicators and how someone may be able to prevent this problem. I like to think of the human body as one giant assembly line with all these different moving parts and workers. The CEO is the brain, then you have the managers, which are hormones and lastly you have all the workers. The pituitary gland is responsible for creating and training many of the hormones that travel around telling the workers what to do. It’s a tiny gland about the size of a pea and is found at the lower part of the brain.

A tumor is a swelling in a part of the body, usually without inflammation. It is caused by an abnormal growth of cells or tissues. What causes this abnormal cell growth still puzzles many of the smartest minds in the medical field, but like most health problems genetics can play a role. This means that if pituitary gland tumors run in your family it increases the chance of you getting it because you inherit your families genes.

Since hormones manage many body functions there could be a wide range of warning indicators. One of the most common indicators that something is wrong in the body is going to be pain. A frequent headache could be sign of this problem. Another common sign according to the National Cancer Institute is peripheral vision loss. This means that someone loses the ability to see in the corners of a person’s vision. One of the hormones that this gland produces has to do with body hair. If you notice that you are losing body or facial hair that could be a sign of your pituitary gland not working. Women could have less frequent menstrual periods or a lack of milk from their chest area. A reduced libido, lovemaking problems, fatigue and nausea are all signs as well. The only way to know for sure is to see a medical professional and get some tests done.

If a tumor is an abnormal growth in cells do you know what other scary disease can be caused by abnormal cell growth? Yes cancer happens when cell growth is unstable. There has been some evidence linking a vitamin D deficiency with cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute vitamin D has been found to slow or prevent the development of cancer, encouraging cancer cell death and even reducing tumor blood vessel formation. If this vitamin can do this with cancer tumors then perhaps it can help with a pituitary gland tumor. There are also additional vitamins that play a big role in the health of cells such as vitamin B. Ensuring you’re getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs through a quality multivitamin could reduce the chance of someone getting this type of tumor.

To sum everything up the leading pituitary gland tumor warning indicators are a headache, peripheral vision loss, a loss of body hair, less frequent menstrual periods, not being able to produce milk from the chest, reduced libido, fatigue and nausea. Someone might be able to prevent this problem by taking a quality multivitamin supplement.

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Today I’m going to share some of the most common meningitis medicine, as well as a few alternative medicines that can also help. I’m going to start off with a controversial question, which is more important the brain or the heart? No matter which one you choose the human body realizes the brain is important and apart from the skull and the fluid that protect this organ there is a membrane or meninges. If this membrane becomes swollen it is known as meningitis. Most of the time a virus or bacteria infects the area, and this causes the inflammation.

Since the brain is such an important organ the real danger is permanent damage. The good news is that it’s rare that it happens, but it’s still a large threat, which is why getting good medicine is such a good idea. The type of medicine that is used really depends on what causes the disease. For example if it is bacteria that is causing the inflammation then oftentimes antibiotics are often used. The disadvantage to using antibiotics is that they can be expensive, the can give off some unwanted effects, kill the healthy bacteria in your digestive system, as well as enable bacteria to build up a resistance to it.

Another idea would be to use herbal remedies that can kill off unwanted bacteria. There are a ton of herbs that can do this, but a few good choices would be olive leaf extract, garlic, goldenseal and echinacea. There is even another type of echinacea that is even more powerful called andrographis. Also, if you do take antibiotics it might be a good idea to consider probiotics or something called prebiotics to help grow the helpful bacteria in the intestinal tract.

The next culprit that could cause meningitis is a viral infection. Viruses differ from bacteria because they are not really alive. They are just a tiny amount of DNA with some protection and need a cell to infect. Once they infect a cell they turn it into a factory and start to reproduce. If you see doctor for a viral infection that is causing the inflammation of the brain they might prescribe rest, drinking lots of fluids and medicine for the pain. Apart from this there are a few things you can do to boost up your white blood cells and strengthen your immune system. One idea would be eluthero, which can slow the growth of viruses. According to Wikipedia a study showed that taking eluthero, which is Siberian ginseng can increase the number of white blood cells and T cells to kill off viral infections.

To sum everything up the leading meningitis medicine involving natural approaches include antibiotics, rest and drinking lots of fluids. Alternative medicine that can be used for bacteria include olive leaf extract, goldenseal, echinacea and angrophas. When it comes to a viral infection something called eluthero or Siberian ginseng can be used to help eliminate the infection.

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Today I’m going to share with a few of the most common social anxiety disorder warning signs and some ideas on dealing with this problem. It is so interesting how much we care about what others think about us. Look at brand name clothing and how much more expensive it is than a generic brand, yet many people buy them. Then the song “Thrift Shop” came out and was hugely successful because I think so many people can relate to it.

When it comes to meeting new people and being in a social situation it’s normal to feel a little nervous, but when the fear of this situation starts to ruin a person’s life then it becomes a disorder. Social anxiety disorder is the extreme fear of being scrutinized and judged by others in social or performance situations. Sometimes it could be a selective event or it could be any social situation. Perhaps someone has had a very traumatic experience with a particular situation and they don’t want it to happen again.

As a result of this fear a person could avoid social situations and miss out many beneficial opportunities. One of the warning signs of this disorder is anticipatory anxiety, where someone builds up fear of a situation before it even happens. Next up someone is going to have a huge desire to avoid social situations. When it comes to the physical warning signs they are very similar to a panic attack. Just thinking about this fear can cause someone to feel confusion, a pounding heart and that they might actually die.

A person could also be shaking, sweating, feeling nausea, not being able to breathe and even experiencing diarrhea. The most common treatments for this disorder is going to be prescription drugs and therapy. They both can be very expensive and drugs cause some nasty side effects. One of the things that has really helped me in social situations was visualizing the worst case scenario of what could happen and then realizing that I could live with it.

For example making U Tube videos is fairly scary. The worst case scenario for me would be some really nasty comments, which has already happened. I can easily live with these comments because I realize that a person has to be having some real problems in their life to be so hateful, so they are the one with the problem not me.

Another idea that I would highly recommend would be NLP or Neural Lingistic Programming. NLP is a way someone can challenge and overcome negative beliefs such as social anxiety.

To sum everything up the leading social anxiety warning signs include building up a fear of a situation before it happens and avoiding social situations. The physical warning signs of this disorder include confusion, a pounding heart, shaking, sweating, nausea, not being able to breathe and diarrhea. Someone can overcome this problem by imagining the worst case scenario and realizing they can overcome it and NLP.

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In this article I’m going to be talking about sundowners syndrome. I’ll share with you what this condition really is, how someone gets it as well as treatment ideas.

Sundowners is a condition where when the sun goes down a person starts to act abnormally. For example someone could start to get increased paranoia. They could become agitated, confused, angry and upset. Usually this occurs with people who experience Alzheimer’s Disease or other variations of dementia. Dementia really is a mental disorder and Alzheimer’s is a subcategory of dementia where someone is very forgetful.

For example someone could experience mild dementia all day long, but as soon as the sun goes down it gets incredibly worse. Or someone could be completely fine during the day, but at night it’s like they change from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde, and they are very unstable.

The fascinating thing is, what is it about the dark that makes someone come apart at the seams? Perhaps the change in lighting pushes a button in someone. The environment alters a little and this does something to trigger this sundowners disorder.

Perhaps its a staff change or an alteration of a person’s regular routine. Another theory is that it has to do with hormone changes or anxiety by not being able to see as well in the dark.

The smartest people in the medical community don’t have an exact answer on what causes this problem and even how to fix it. There are so many things about the human mind that the medical community doesn’t know. The good news is that humans are making some big discoveries with the brain.

For example the science community can recreate videos of entire scenes from a person’s brain. Imagine how that will impact police questioning and interrogations. They have also figured out how to put memories into chips. Just imagine you could put the greatest night of your life on a memory chip and in the future possibly play it back and relive the good times.

When it comes to treatment a good place to start is with health. For example if someone isn’t getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals they need it could cause problems. This is a reason why I highly recommend a multivitamin.

Another supplement someone really should be taking is omega 3. The truth is so many people are deficient in this good fat. Also most of the brain is made up of omega 3. You know there is a connection.

In fact people who have dementia or Alzheimer’s usually have smaller brain volume than a normal person. There is a study from the University of South Dakota that fish oil helps a person have a healthy brain volume.

Apart from these supplements which I feel can really help, a person could exercise during the day, limit caffeine and sugar, as well as improve their bedroom environment.

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Today I’m going to be talking about passive aggressive personality disorder. I’ll share with you what this condition truly is, thoughts on how someone gets it, and ideas on how to treat it.

To give you an idea on what this disorder really is let’s imagine a scenario. Say you wanted to get a group of friends together to go BBQ. One of your imaginary friends named John says he wants to go to the BBQ with you, but he has this condition.

Deep down John does not like this idea of a BBQ. Instead of becoming hostile with you, verbally telling you he doesn’t like it, he is passive aggressive.

He may do things like not show up to the event. He may show up and then a minute later leave. Perhaps he is supposed to bring the hamburger buns to the BBQ, but doesn’t bring them.

You get my point, he appears to agree to a request, but his actions are completely different. Having this condition as you can imagine can hurt friendships, business careers, marriages and prevent someone from getting ahead in life.

The term was created by a Colonel from the U.S. War Department when he described solders that would often be immature or not compliant with orders. In the military every person is supposed to operate as a group and if someone disagrees with an order then they get into trouble.

Being passive aggressive can enable a solider to not agree with an order indirectly, without getting into trouble.

If your asking yourself how does someone get this disorder, then the answer isn’t so easy. One idea is that the person with the disorder has learned that expressing any type of anger or conflict, isn’t good.

It’s interested how as humans we link things together. For example if I have a good day then I see your face and that keeps happening I’m going to link those two together. Perhaps this is what love really is.

We form these prejudices and biased based on this. What if the person with this personality disorder has linked conflict or disagreement to some horrible thing that happened to them in the past?

Perhaps if they showed anger or aggression being raised up they were beaten, scolded or treated badly. Maybe like the military if someone didn’t comply, they would be punished. To protect themselves they have to act like they are going a long with something, but they just can’t.

I think that everyone is passive aggressive to some extend. Imagine if you were a soldier and ordered to shoot an unharmed man. There have had situations where if you disobeyed you would be shot as well. So to save your skin you would appear to go along with the order, but not actually do it. This is a healthy passive aggressive situation.

The point when it’s a disorder is when it’s extreme and unhealthy, for example telling your friends you will get hamburger buns for a BBQ and not doing it. That is lying and isn’t good.

Changing this behavior can be extremely difficult especially if it’s been a habit for a long time. Even if the person with the disorder went to get professional counseling they might agree to everything that the counselor says, but then silently rebel and do nothing.

Another cause of this disorder could be depression and low self-esteem. It takes courage to be honest.

One idea that might help with depression is supplements and herbal medicine. There are a ton of options, but one choice I highly recommend is omega 3 fats that are very helpful.

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In this article I’m going to be talking about the top bulimia treatment to destroying this health disorder. In case you don’t know bulimia is a condition is which someone eats too much food in a short amount of time, and then they experience a lot of guilt.

What happens next is the person might try to eliminate all the calories they just consumed by possibly exercising insanely, or forcing themselves to throw up.

I think everyone has experienced binge eating at some level and then attempted to eliminate the calories, usually through exercise or dieting. I actually think I have some bulimia when it comes to spending money. What makes this a medical condition and different from average people is that someone eats an insane amount of food usually in secret. Sometimes this food could not be cooked correctly because they are in such a hurry to eat it.

Feeling powerless only after they are really full can they stop. The way this is different than anorexia is that a person could be of healthy weight and experience this problem.

The way to treat bulimia is to first admit that there is a problem that needs to be fixed. Next up talking to someone will help. You could see a therapist, but another option would be a good friend or a family member. Oh, and it costs less money.

Another idea would be identifying triggers that are causing this and staying away from them. This could be anything from internet sites, weight loss forums or even buying certain foods.

Recognizing what is causing this need to binge is a great place to start when trying to stop this behavior. Another really good idea would be something called NLP or neural linguistic programming.

NLP can help a person challenge beliefs and alter the way they look at things. This can not only be great for bulimia, but with so many other problems. Lastly there are a bunch of dietary supplements and herbal remedies that can really do good. These supplements can help a person’s digestive system, enable them not to feel as hungry, and even repair damage from these binge episodes.

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In this article I’m going to share with you what is agoraphobia with thoughts on dealing with this health problem. Have you ever been frightening of public places because you thought you could have a panic attack with no clear exit of leaving?

Do you fear those symptoms of a rapid heartbeat, sweaty palms, shortness of breath; you can’t breathe and are losing control in public? That is a panic attack and agoraphobia really is a fear of that happening in public.

It’s very similar to a social phobia and as you can imagine wreaks havoc on a person’s life. If you have ever been embarrassed in public, which is everyone you probably have experienced some agoraphobia.

Of course like everything in life there are different levels and some people with severe agoraphobia don’t want to leave the house.

Recently I came back from a bunch of countries in South East Asia and I was with a friend. We stayed at place that had a restaurant right next door. Well one morning my friend in the restaurant just went off hardcore about the food and the service.

I was really embarrassed and had some fear of going out into public from that, I experienced some agoraphobia.

Here is one of my favorite quotes from the Buddha “all that we are is a result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”

In western medicine doctors like to prescribe prescription medicine to deal with health problems like agoraphobia, but deep down you know it’s a mental problem. It’s probably best to go in your head and try to fix it rather than rely on drugs.

One of the best ways to do this is with NLP or Neural Linguistic Programming. This involves asking yourself questions that challenge your beliefs. For example was there ever a time you didn’t have a panic attack when in public?

Another great idea would be challenging yourself by going into places your frightened to go into. This of course builds confidence and shatters that fear. Take baby steps is another great idea, perhaps the first time you would have a friend and eventually you can go into public places by yourself.

There are also a variety of plants and dietary supplements that can help with calming the body, which could be very useful. They are much better than prescription drugs because they don’t have the nasty side effects, the high cost and create a lot of free radicals.

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Today I’m going to be answering the question what is encephalitis. Encephalitis really is inflammation in the brain area.

Inflammation is the body’s way to deal with a problem. It usually brings about redness on the skin, possibly swelling and pain. Some examples of this inflammation would be the swelling with a sprained ankle, the bump with a pimple and the pain with arthritis.

As you can imagine this swelling in the brain region isn’t good, and can bring about some nasty symptoms.

To start with since something wrong is happening to the brain someone is likely to experience a headache, a fever probably will occur, fatigue and not feeling well. These symptoms are common with the general flu.

Next the signs and symptoms get worse. There could be confusion, a headache that is much more painful, wanting to vomit and actually doing it, problems with speech or with listening and hallucinations. Eventually as the brain region is affected a person could have seizures, experience a coma, and yes death could happen.

I recently did a blog post about a condition called meningitis, which is inflammation of the brain as well. You might be thinking they are the same thing. The fact is meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, which is the outer protective layer of the brain.

Encephalitis on the other hand infects the brain itself. It is possible for someone to have both ailments, in which case they are in serious trouble.

At this point your probably wondering how in the heck someone gets encephalitis. We know it’s caused by a germ and this really opens the doors to a lot of possibilities. For starters a person could get it through a mosquito bite. West nile virus is a virus that might bring about this condition, but the good news is that it’s very rare.

Only 1 out of 100 mosquitoes in an area that might have a dead bird actually have the virus. The
dead bird is how they get the virus. If someone is bitten by that same mosquito only 1 out of 100 people get seriously ill. Next someone can get through the herpes virus, which causes cold sores but that is also very rare.

Other culprits of this ailment could be lime disease from ticks, the chickenpox, measles and even a bacteria or even a parasite. As you can see a wide range of culprits could cause this problem, however the people that are most at risk would be individuals with a weak immune system.

When it comes to preventing and dealing with this problem strengthening the body’s ability to fight off unwanted invaders, really is key. There are many ways to do this and some good places to start would be to live a healthy live with plenty of sleep, eating good food and not doing a lot of drugs.

There are also plenty of herbal remedies and supplements that can make a person’s immune system really strong.

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Today I’m going to go over the main nervous breakdown symptoms, and a few tips to not get it. Under immense pressure and stress some people just come apart at the seams, and are unable to function normally. This breakdown could last a few seconds to days.

The interesting thing is that a nervous breakdown isn’t a scientific term, but created from society. The reason being is that almost everyone has experienced this breakdown at some time in their life. This is one of the major risks when taking on too much responsibility or pressure, and commonly seen with great people and celebrities.

Remember Britney Spears and how she shaved off her head and checked into a mental hospital. During World War 1 Germany gambled there entire future on a flanking move that would knock the French out out of the war, so they could deal with Russia.

When their huge massive flanking move was lost at the battle of the Morne the supreme German General Moltke suffered a big nervous breakdown.

Unlike a disease like measles or the flu virus, a nervous breakdown can have a wide range of symptoms. A few of the major ones closely resemble depression.

This includes not being interested in activities that were once enjoyed, changes in sleep or eating patterns, thoughts of suicide, and rapid mood swings. Other common indicators would be similar to a panic attack. A few examples of this would be difficulty breathing, rapid heartbeat, sweating and lots of anxiety.

One of the warning signs that nearly everyone that experiences a nervous breakdown has would be social withdrawal. Social problems are for the most part the reason for the breakdown. This means isolating themselves from others, including friends and family.

The big problem with this is that close friends and family is what a person usually needs in times of crisis. Of course this all depends on the friends and family right? In the most extreme cases nervous breakdowns could even manifest hallucinations, flashbacks and extreme paranoia.

Another famous nervous breakdown would be the billionaire Howard Hughes who locked himself into a dark screening room for four months.

He was famous for using tissues to pick up objects and noticing dust or stains on people’s clothes demanding they take care of them. He was insanely paranoid of germs. Nervous breakdowns, panic attacks, depression all can be helped with a little bit of rest, relaxation, medication, yoga and some Kenny G music.

There is also some things like Valium, Prozac and therapy. Apart from expensive drugs herbal remedies can be just as effective.

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Today I’m gonnatalk about how psychotherapy really helps people, and a little bit of it’s history. In the most straightforward of terms psychotherapyis atype oftherapyto assist a individual with mental or psychological issues. I like to think of it as a therapeutic discussion, as ifconversing withsomeoneconcerning yourworries or problems.

Ever since cavemen have been running around the African savanna clubbing at animalsand grunting, I’m sure therapeutic conversationwas given birth to. Then a figure appeared on the scene whichaltered medicine forever. Do you know who that figure was?

He was Hippocrates a popularindividual who many considered to bethe dad of modern medication. Just before Hippocrates came into this world was a Hindu doctornamed Sushruta who famously said, mental sickness was caused bystrong emotions and passions.

What do you think about that statement, and do you think it’s accurate?

Some peoplebelieve that psychotherapy wasn’t really created right up until Wilhelm Wundt opened up the first clinic in 1879.

Since that time we have had Sigmund Freud, remember he was the guy that famously stated “the question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research is, what does a woman want? I really like that quote. We have also had a great many otherimportant figures such as Carl Jung, along with Alfred Adler who beganthe first school on psychotherapy.

Aside fromhelping a caveman with his privatechallenges psychotherapy can certainly help with marital relationshiptroubles, family difficulties, post-traumatic anxiety, phobic disordersand even hording issues. Is it just me or it seems that the older an individual gets the more they want to hoard and gather items, untiltheir property becomes crammed?

In addition to psychotherapy and talking about your issues, herbal treatments can play a huge role with minimizing anxiety, stress, rage and even when getting agood night’s rest.

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